To provide an image recording apparatus and a control method of the image recording apparatus which does not cause misalignment at perforation processing positions even when particularly a plurality of perforation blade processing parts are controlled at the same time or randomly in relation to the image recording apparatus and the control method of the image recording apparatus provided with a perforation processing part which records image information on a continuous recording medium and carries out perforation processing.

The image recording apparatus uses continuous paper and includes: a perforation processing part for subjecting a recording medium to perforation processing, a drive mechanism which abuts or puts-aside a perforation blade for perforation processing, and a control unit which controls the timing to abut or put-aside the perforation blade. In the control method of the image recording apparatus which further uses continuous paper, a perforation processing process for subjecting a recording medium to perforation processing, a process for abutting or putting-aside the perforation blade for perforation processing, and a process of controlling timing to abut or put-aside the perforation blade.